Consultation outcome

Bus Services Act 2017: accessible information

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 5 July 2018
• Last updated: 30 March 2023 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

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Bus Services Act 2017 accessible information: consultation outcome

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Bus Services Act 2017 accessible information: final impact assessment

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Detail of outcome

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published its response to the consultation on proposed accessible information regulations.

The response outlines feedback received and explains that DfT will move forward to finalise the accessible information regulations with a view to commencing the new legislation by October 2023.

Detail of feedback received

A summary of responses to the consultation is included in the government response.

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Original consultation

Summary

Invites feedback on the Bus Services Act 2017 and accessible information policy proposals.

This consultation ran from
12:15am on 5 July 2018 to 11:45pm on 16 September 2018

Consultation description

The Department for Transport is seeking views on ways to improve information for bus passengers through the Bus Services Act 2017 and accessible information regulations.

We want to introduce regulations that require bus operators to provide audible and visible information on local bus services to help people identify:

• the route and direction of services
• each upcoming stop
• points at which diversions start or end

We intend to specify when this information must be made available and to what standard, leaving it up to operators to select equipment or process that works for them. We propose an approach which recognises the risks to smaller operators, marginal services and community transport.

We also want to hear views on our open data policy proposals in a separate consultation.

Documents

Bus Services Act 2017: accessible information (HTML)

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Bus Services Act 2017: accessible information (PDF)

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Bus Services Act 2017 accessible information: impact assessment

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Published 5 July 2018
Last updated 30 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 30 March 2023

   The final outcome has been published.

2. 5 July 2018

   First published.